Saturday, August 8, 2009

Bigfoot Is Blurry!

When people discus the mysticism of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it usually involves some aspect of how storied the franchise is, how magical Grabovski's mane of hair is, one of Luke Schenn's various miracles like turning water into beer and his enemies blood into dust or even how the vengeful god Wendel may strike down someone with fist shaped lightening bolts.

Today, it has a different meaning. As recently as last season, around the same time as the mysterious disappearance of Alexander Steen and Carlo Colicacovo, many have claimbed to have seen something on the ACC ice. Something not found in any Leafs roster or dressing room. One photographer managed to snap this picture.

While many believe it to have been faked, or simply Ryan Hollweg in the shower, it has been since dubbed the Stempnisquach.

The Stemnisquach. or Yet-Lee as it is also known, has developed a cult following of sorts. Scientists have scoured the Air Canada Center looking for proof of the creature. Mysterious clues have been found, but all have been debunked.

The first was strange skate marks in the ice surface, but then they realized it was a hockey rink and that was normal. Also the Zamboni resurfaced the ice before any plaster castings could be taken. Then it was believed some of the creatures droppings were found in a luxury box, but it turned out it was just some pudding filled with Oh Henry Bars stashed by Kyle Wellwood that had gotten old hardened up.

While evidence of the Stemnisquach remains elusive, many true believers hold steady that one day, the creature will be spoted and genuine footage of it scoring at the pace told of in legends St Louis.

6 comments:

kidkawartha said...

I do believe the Nobel prize for science should go to Jared for the discovery of this near-invisible creature.

BTD said...

Awesome! Stempnisquatch is epic!

Death By Leafs said...

Robin Williams doesn't like people making fun of him.

Loser Domi said...

go banana indeed!


and Yet-lee looks like he could use a shave. I got some Nair that never works on me, he can have it.

Junior said...

I refuse to believe this is NOT Ryan Hollweg in the shower.

leaf fan stuck in ottawa said...

Will the Stempnisquach be a legendarily fearsome creature, or a meek animal for whom truculence is a foreign concept?

The world may never know...